model

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[ US /ˈmɑdəɫ/ ]
[ UK /mˈɒdə‍l/ ]

VERB

create a representation or model of
The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
plan or create according to a model or models
construct a model of
model an airplane
display (clothes) as a mannequin
model the latest fashion
form in clay, wax, etc
model a head with clay

NOUN

representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
a type of product
his car was an old model
a representative form or pattern
I profited from his example
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
she was too fat to be a mannequin
someone worthy of imitation
every child needs a role model
something to be imitated
he is the very model of a modern major general
an exemplar of success
a model of clarity

ADJECTIVE

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How To Use model In A Sentence

So, did it take a row over a ban on journalists to enable him to penetrate the secret that the regime is not a model of benignity?
There are a lot of so-called "Mathematical Economic Models" in today's market, but none of them presents an inclusive and deterministic system.
The model nature of Windsor involved imitation, as of the Tudor style, to make a statement with a lot of leisure about it.
Their models are forts and castles, moats and drawbridges.
The 27 models on display in Washington, supplemented by paintings, drawings, sculpture and medallions, show the products of a rising social structure and new technique.
A statistical model for decay and formation of heavy hadronic resonances is formulated.
The argument behind x is not quantitative, and we do not have an expression for its expected value under a null isolation model.
The clinico-pathological features of this model resemble human peritoneal carcinomatosis. BioMed Central - Latest articles
An attempt will be made to identify best practice, to help bridge the gap between theoretical prescriptions and practical modelling procedures.
I became a house model for the great designer Jean Muir and it was a wonderful foundation because she was meticulous.

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